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. >> we want more leaders like your next governor, ken cuccinelli. >> we're voting against cuccinelli for the governor's position. >> i want synchro nicety in government. ken cuccinelli is not supportive of our president's agenda. >> i'm scared to death of what obama care is doing to virginia virginians. >> nobody likes a cry baby. >> everything they're talking about, it's about undoing the progress. >> grind progress to an absolute halt. >> it's about undoing the progress that the vast majority of the american people think was progress. >> now, we didn't get universal health care, we didn't get the public option. but we got some good things. we moved forward. >> it is the working man's friend, and god bless him. >> i'm ready for round two! i'm ready for round two. >> the whole nation is looking at this race. that's not hyperbole. >> the whole country is waiting for your choice. ♪ goodbye stranger ♪ it's been nice ♪ hope you find your paradise >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. let's talk about virginia. it's women's rights, it's voting rights, it's
. >> we want more leaders like your next governor, ken cuccinelli. >> we're voting against cuccinelli for the governor's position. >> i want synchro nicety in government. ken cuccinelli is not supportive of our president's agenda. >> i'm scared to death of what obama care is doing to virginia virginians. >> nobody likes a cry baby. >> everything they're talking about, it's about undoing the progress. >> grind progress to an absolute halt. >> it's...
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he will stump with cuccinelli in culpepper. in an admission that libertarian candidate is syphoning off republican votes, the election day eve rally is with the libertarian hero himself, ron paul. what message will they take away from a bruising defeat in virginia. the non-tea party wing of the party is trying to flex their muscles. expect more i told you sos. do they claim that the cuccinelli loss was because he was too muted and because of the advisers didn't let ken be ken or does the prevailing view hold that when you hold the center, you are doomed to lose? swing states? the guy who went for a non-tea party strategy is taking a page from george w. bush's playbook trying to prove electability to national republican donors and republicans across the country and hope he ends up on wednesday morning the front runner of the establishment wing for 2016. the campaign is not hiding the message. look at the release called blue jersey. in the overwhelming democratic garden state, no republican candidate has earned higher than 50% of
he will stump with cuccinelli in culpepper. in an admission that libertarian candidate is syphoning off republican votes, the election day eve rally is with the libertarian hero himself, ron paul. what message will they take away from a bruising defeat in virginia. the non-tea party wing of the party is trying to flex their muscles. expect more i told you sos. do they claim that the cuccinelli loss was because he was too muted and because of the advisers didn't let ken be ken or does the...
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the shutdown hurt cuccinelli? >> there's no doubt the shutdown hurt cuccinelli. and like connie was saying, this is a very tough time to be saddled with the republican brand. and if this is indeed a referendum on obama care, i would be very nervous if i were national republicans. because if you look at the polling over the course of the last weeks and months, even now when we're in the heat of the battle, as it relates to the affordable care act, terry mcauliffe's polling has continued to be steady, and the enthusiasm hasn't worn off. this is a referendum. it looks like the referendum is going in favor of obama care. >> bill, what about this picture right here, bill clinton, very close to mcauliffe, and has been for years. hillary clinton has been there. the president is there. was there on sunday. the vice president has been there. i mean, the democrats clearly want virginia in the big picture what's it mean? >> well, and also the first lady has been there. what it means -- what it means is that we're going to have a strong, progressive governor in an important
the shutdown hurt cuccinelli? >> there's no doubt the shutdown hurt cuccinelli. and like connie was saying, this is a very tough time to be saddled with the republican brand. and if this is indeed a referendum on obama care, i would be very nervous if i were national republicans. because if you look at the polling over the course of the last weeks and months, even now when we're in the heat of the battle, as it relates to the affordable care act, terry mcauliffe's polling has continued to...
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they're going to blame cuccinelli. >> cuccinelli has managed to turn abortion, access to birth control and reproductive choice and women's health services into a wedge issue favoring democrats in the state of virginia. >> absolutely. >> it's a pretty remarkable accomplishment. >> that's an achievement. >> it's like through the culture war looking glass. >> but so much of this is tone. cuccinelli is actually not that much more conservative than bob mcdonnell who solidly won four years ago, but mcdonnell comes off as a business conservative suburban guy, where ken cuccinelli feels like the bible -- >> like a culture warrior. >> and pro-life. >> he has a tone problem, too, though. >> i don't think he does. >> he can be conciliatory, but also jabs his finger in people's faces and calls them names. >> people like that -- >> people in new jersey like that. >> new jersey's a state that spends more than $19,000 per pupil on education, 70% more than the national average, so teachers union is popular -- >> but also does quite well. the thing that was missing today, he wanted to cut a lot more fr
they're going to blame cuccinelli. >> cuccinelli has managed to turn abortion, access to birth control and reproductive choice and women's health services into a wedge issue favoring democrats in the state of virginia. >> absolutely. >> it's a pretty remarkable accomplishment. >> that's an achievement. >> it's like through the culture war looking glass. >> but so much of this is tone. cuccinelli is actually not that much more conservative than bob mcdonnell...
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it's why cuccinelli had ron paul working for him. and watch the roanoke area, particularly that media market. he has concentrated on roanoke in a way he hasn't concentrated in other areas. it's about coal country. coal folks don't like democrats but really don't like cuccinelli. they're very upset with a ruling that the attorney at law's office made there. the other takeaway, we keep sort of taking this bill de blasio blowout for granted. what's going on in new york city is unbelievable. when you think about it, and you think about what happened in the cities, new york city is sort of leading the way here, but when you think about what happened in the cities in the '80s and '90s when sort of the fear of crime waves and the rising crime rate back in the '80s made crime the number one issue and we saw all of this movement toward independent, moderate republicans taking over mayoralships in the cities, it is a massive shift to the left. new york city is the first one to go but you're seeing it all over. we told you about it earlier. de
it's why cuccinelli had ron paul working for him. and watch the roanoke area, particularly that media market. he has concentrated on roanoke in a way he hasn't concentrated in other areas. it's about coal country. coal folks don't like democrats but really don't like cuccinelli. they're very upset with a ruling that the attorney at law's office made there. the other takeaway, we keep sort of taking this bill de blasio blowout for granted. what's going on in new york city is unbelievable. when...
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he linked republican ken cuccinelli to the national tea party. let's see if he made the proper connection. take a look. >> you've seen an extreme faction of the republican party that has shown again and again and again that they're willing to hijack the entire party and the country and the economy and grind progress to an absolute halt if they don't get 100% of what they want. if you embrace the very politics that led to this shutdown, then i guarantee you, it's not in the rear-view mirror of voters in virginia. they remember. they understand that that is not how you govern and that is not how you move america forward. >> so, larry, cuccinelli's campaign is predicting that the president's presence there would energize republican voters who were outraged over the botched rollout of obama care. is there a chance that cuccinelli could pull out a last-minute win because of the problems with the obama care website and not about what's in the rear-view mirror of the shutdown? >> you know, i always say there's always a chance, because every now and then
he linked republican ken cuccinelli to the national tea party. let's see if he made the proper connection. take a look. >> you've seen an extreme faction of the republican party that has shown again and again and again that they're willing to hijack the entire party and the country and the economy and grind progress to an absolute halt if they don't get 100% of what they want. if you embrace the very politics that led to this shutdown, then i guarantee you, it's not in the rear-view...
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people don't like terry mcauliffe, but he is going to trounce cuccinelli, because cuccinelli is so much more disliked by virginia voters. >> yeah, they don't like necessarily terry mcauliffe, but they like legal birth control. >> right. >> one more quick question to bob. chris christie, what he's doing, obviously, is going to win in new jersey. but he also engineered a race in which corey booker would not be on the same ballot. so in fairness, he did engineer a landslide for himself. could he replicate virginia. could he win outside of jersey? >> i guess we'll find out. but i've been with him in other states. north carolina and new hampshire, which are very different kinds of states. the people loved him there, too. he's a very, very absolute shhh rude guy and has got some very intelligent people working for him. so i think it's going to be a very interesting race that starts after the election tomorrow. >> all right. it's all good until you bully a teacher. all right, ryan grim and bob engelel, thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> all right, and still ahead, senator rand paul fir
people don't like terry mcauliffe, but he is going to trounce cuccinelli, because cuccinelli is so much more disliked by virginia voters. >> yeah, they don't like necessarily terry mcauliffe, but they like legal birth control. >> right. >> one more quick question to bob. chris christie, what he's doing, obviously, is going to win in new jersey. but he also engineered a race in which corey booker would not be on the same ballot. so in fairness, he did engineer a landslide for...
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so does that play a role in how cuccinelli is being stumped for? >> well, look, it plays a big role. terry mcauliffe, he's been sidelined in this election. he's under enormous ethical scrutiny. so what you have is a situation where terry mcauliffe is relying on outside political stars. people like marco rubio, people like rand paul. these are the political figures that ken cuccinelli is relying on to come in from out of the state to campaign for him. like terry mcauliffe is trying to rally his base in the closing doors, ken cuccinelli who is behind in this race, he's trying to rally his conservative base but he's not going to be able to do it with virginia's incumbent governor so it's a big loss for the campaign. >> alex, great to see you. i appreciate it. >>> so a slam dunk endorsement. it's time now for the poli side bar. as we mentioned, nine days until new jersey voters go to the polls and basketball great shaquille o'neal is throwing a pass to a candidate in that state, republican governor chris christie. take a look at his new ad endorsing ch
so does that play a role in how cuccinelli is being stumped for? >> well, look, it plays a big role. terry mcauliffe, he's been sidelined in this election. he's under enormous ethical scrutiny. so what you have is a situation where terry mcauliffe is relying on outside political stars. people like marco rubio, people like rand paul. these are the political figures that ken cuccinelli is relying on to come in from out of the state to campaign for him. like terry mcauliffe is trying to...
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back to cuccinelli race. to your point, this is a race that headed into a double digit loss for cuccinelli. and obama gave him a lifeline, you have seen it turn, cuc cuccinelli made that a major issue, pointing to not really te continues to spiral out of control, 60% of vothers saying -- voters, fox news poll, saying this a joke. that looks like 2014, and what christie is looking into 2016, cuccinelli was headed to a big loss before, but it made the race close. neil: i'm wondering, too, kelly, if democrats survive and pick up a governor you know position in virginia, they could -- this is in worse of health care debate, hopefully they will stabilize next year in their view. >> they are wrong, it will are more damaging in 2014 than 2010 when they lost everything not nailed on the ground. scott brown's election, that december, january, then, losing congress. >> health care is that issue? >> health care, it was health care in theory, people, saying this will be the biggest takeover of something private in your l
back to cuccinelli race. to your point, this is a race that headed into a double digit loss for cuccinelli. and obama gave him a lifeline, you have seen it turn, cuc cuccinelli made that a major issue, pointing to not really te continues to spiral out of control, 60% of vothers saying -- voters, fox news poll, saying this a joke. that looks like 2014, and what christie is looking into 2016, cuccinelli was headed to a big loss before, but it made the race close. neil: i'm wondering, too, kelly,...
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he is cut from the same mold as ken cuccinelli. as soon as we start talking about the actual direction he wants to take this country, women and the issues you mentioned, those don't turn off just democratic women. independent women, republican women. we do a lot of research into voters. and women on neither side of the aisle want to be disrespected. so if chris christie starts talking about the policies that he believes in and the agenda that he wants to take, women are going to flock to the democratic side as soon as they start hearing that. >> isn't that the case, governor, because it's a big win tonight for christie but isn't it the case that 2014, 2016 that people have said things that have core values that transcend their party differences. and as you mentioned if you're women, if you're gay, if you're an immigrant, if you're african-american, there are some things that has nothing to do with party labels. it has everything to do with the policies and values you believe in. >> right. and i think she made a terrific point. i th
he is cut from the same mold as ken cuccinelli. as soon as we start talking about the actual direction he wants to take this country, women and the issues you mentioned, those don't turn off just democratic women. independent women, republican women. we do a lot of research into voters. and women on neither side of the aisle want to be disrespected. so if chris christie starts talking about the policies that he believes in and the agenda that he wants to take, women are going to flock to the...
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a democrat a close clinton ally is fighting for the governor seat against ken cuccinelli. this is just one of the key races across the nation that we are watching only the. all the news going to be coming in here. i want to go to wolf blitzer as we begin with the latest. wolf? >> thanks very much. we're only seconds away from poll closings in the virginia governor's race. control of a crucial battleground state clearly on the line. the top contenders, the democrat, terry mcauliffe. the former dnc chairman and close clinton ally. and the republican, ken cuccinelli. the state attorney general. a hero of the tea party movement. we're standing by for results. will the republicans hold on to this race? we cannot make a projection right now. in the commonwealth of virginia, the race cuccinelli, the republican, the democrat, terry mcauliffe and the independent third party candidate, robert sarvis. as we wait for real results to come in to help us make a projection, he with want to share what our early exit poll are revealing. these are estimates. they're based on interviews with
a democrat a close clinton ally is fighting for the governor seat against ken cuccinelli. this is just one of the key races across the nation that we are watching only the. all the news going to be coming in here. i want to go to wolf blitzer as we begin with the latest. wolf? >> thanks very much. we're only seconds away from poll closings in the virginia governor's race. control of a crucial battleground state clearly on the line. the top contenders, the democrat, terry mcauliffe. the...
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he's running against ken cuccinelli. president obama is scheduled to campaign with mcauliffe this sunday. former president clinton has been stumping for him for days. the mcauliffe message has turned into a push to simply get out to vote. he has a double-digit lead over cuccinelli. a new poll shows among supporters 34% of for mcauliffe. 64% of his voters are voting against cuccinelli. cuccinelli brought in his own heavy hitters. senator rand paul stumped for the republican. of course they got a lyibertarin candidate they're anxious about. let's bring back our gaggle. you deal with turnout issues. how much do you feel as if -- have you noticed in some of the limited elections you're dealing with in ohio this year, it's an off year, that people are lessen gauged than they have been in years past? they are a little bit because the get out to vote machine that happens in a presidential election does not happen in statewide -- >> so you think that's what it is? you don't feel like there's a complacency issue? >> it's really h
he's running against ken cuccinelli. president obama is scheduled to campaign with mcauliffe this sunday. former president clinton has been stumping for him for days. the mcauliffe message has turned into a push to simply get out to vote. he has a double-digit lead over cuccinelli. a new poll shows among supporters 34% of for mcauliffe. 64% of his voters are voting against cuccinelli. cuccinelli brought in his own heavy hitters. senator rand paul stumped for the republican. of course they got a...
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if he's around 10% hurts cuccinelli. last factoidf mcauliffe pulls this off, which indications are he would, he will be the fourth governor in a row of virginia to have not been born in the state and come above the mason dixon line. we're a long way from old virginia, my friend, a long, long way. >> i love when you end segments like that. my friend luke russert, thank you for putting up with me and thank you for your reporting. >> take it easy. >>> despite criticism of post sandy embrace with president obama, chris christie has remained ahead in the new jersey gubernatorial roles. don't let his moderate profile mislead you. chris christie is a classic conservative. we'll discuss that next on "now." if yand you're talking toevere rheuyour rheumatologistike me, about trying or adding a biologic. this is humira, adalimumab. this is humira working to help relieve my pain. this is humira helping me through the twists and turns. this is humira helping to protect my joints from further damage. doctors have been prescribing humi
if he's around 10% hurts cuccinelli. last factoidf mcauliffe pulls this off, which indications are he would, he will be the fourth governor in a row of virginia to have not been born in the state and come above the mason dixon line. we're a long way from old virginia, my friend, a long, long way. >> i love when you end segments like that. my friend luke russert, thank you for putting up with me and thank you for your reporting. >> take it easy. >>> despite criticism of post...
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ken cuccinelli is zeroing in on lynchburg, own oak. mcauliffe is leading in the polls but there is some question if there's a very low turnout race, if they don't get the two million number of voters they want, there could be a chance for him. we shall see. from folks i've talked to they say they have mainly been supportive of mcauliffe and cuccinelli has been too extreme for their views. >> luke russert for is in value. thanks so much, sir. we want to shift gears to the other governor's race being decided today in new jersey. there we have fresh video of chris christie off to the polls this morning with his wife there. christie is being challenged by democrat barbara buono. both candidates have cast their ballots. we have richard lui stationed in new jersey. what are voters telling you? >> what they're telling us is who can run the state the best. who can take care of our economy. that's a common theme that we're hearing from voters that we've been able to speak with. we're here at the morristown firehouse. so far we've been seeing th
ken cuccinelli is zeroing in on lynchburg, own oak. mcauliffe is leading in the polls but there is some question if there's a very low turnout race, if they don't get the two million number of voters they want, there could be a chance for him. we shall see. from folks i've talked to they say they have mainly been supportive of mcauliffe and cuccinelli has been too extreme for their views. >> luke russert for is in value. thanks so much, sir. we want to shift gears to the other governor's...
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cuccinelli has linked mcauliffe to president obama. >> obama care. obama care. obama care. >> reporter: from seattle to miami, hundreds of cities across the country are electing mayors today. in new york, bill de blasio, running on a far more liberal agenda than outgoing mayor michael bloomberg, is expected to become the first democrat to lead the city in two decades. in boston, voters are choosing a replacement for long-time mayor tom menino. and in colorado, something unusual is on the ballot. voters in 11 counties are deciding whether they want to continue living in the state or form their own. now, it's not likely these colorado counties will be leaving the state. both the state legislature and the u.s. congress must approve a new state. real interesting one there, john and diana. >> all right. tahman bradley, thank you. >>> president obama is turning to his old political network to help the troubled obama care rollout. at a rally last night, he asked supporters to keep faith with the program and help people sign up. an internal administration memo reveals t
cuccinelli has linked mcauliffe to president obama. >> obama care. obama care. obama care. >> reporter: from seattle to miami, hundreds of cities across the country are electing mayors today. in new york, bill de blasio, running on a far more liberal agenda than outgoing mayor michael bloomberg, is expected to become the first democrat to lead the city in two decades. in boston, voters are choosing a replacement for long-time mayor tom menino. and in colorado, something unusual is...
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terry mcauliffe is going up against ken cuccinelli for the governor's job in virginia. and this state could turn blue for the first time in decades. >>> in new jersey, chris christie has been fending off democratic challenger barbara buono who says christie is putting his national ambitions ahead of his state. things are expected to get heated on capitol hill as marilyn tavenner is back trying to explain what went wrong during the rollout of the obama care website. while she admits there were big problems at first, things are now improving. >> we are now able to process nearly 17,000 registrants her hour or five per second with almost no errors. we've updated the sight several times since september 1,
terry mcauliffe is going up against ken cuccinelli for the governor's job in virginia. and this state could turn blue for the first time in decades. >>> in new jersey, chris christie has been fending off democratic challenger barbara buono who says christie is putting his national ambitions ahead of his state. things are expected to get heated on capitol hill as marilyn tavenner is back trying to explain what went wrong during the rollout of the obama care website. while she admits...
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it is terry mcauliffe against ken cuccinelli. the national bell weather for predicting the larger mood of the nation better than any other state. the third is the new york race, bill de blasio in position to the first democratic mayor in nearly a quarter century. we state in the commonwealth of virginia, luke russert is in the -- where turnout is likely to play a big role. you're also at abby huntsman's high school. >> reporter: she was one and done here. i'm sure if she wanted to name the cafeteria after herself, she could get on the distinguished alumni. >> that's not her style at all. what is the mood there? >> reporter: it's interesting. a lot of folks i talked to here in northern virginia, they are more siding with mcauliffe, which is expected considering where we are. in terms of turnout, the name of the game, mcauliffe needs to have a large high density urban area turnout at the high level. what we're seeing is enrichment -- richmond and norfolk, you're seeing this real turnout operation. republicans are trying to match cu
it is terry mcauliffe against ken cuccinelli. the national bell weather for predicting the larger mood of the nation better than any other state. the third is the new york race, bill de blasio in position to the first democratic mayor in nearly a quarter century. we state in the commonwealth of virginia, luke russert is in the -- where turnout is likely to play a big role. you're also at abby huntsman's high school. >> reporter: she was one and done here. i'm sure if she wanted to name...
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not endorsing cuccinelli. a number of high profile republicans not supporting the ticket at this point. there is a lot of rethinking. remember the party is controlled by the nomination process which happens to be convention at this point. a very conservative central committee. so for all of this i think it will take a few years to sort out. this is not going to sort out overnight, look, the election is not over. you had about five polls with different turnout models. this is all about turnout. the real question is what will happen in the legislature, a an appreciable number of seats. they'll hold it. chris christie in new jersey, winning in a blue state, virginia appears to be in per im. so it says something about the party? steve, the republicans in virginia are very slow learners. a few years ago, they didn't want tom davis to be their candidate for the united states senate and so they refused to have a primary which tom probably would have won and they had their convention and produced a candidate who could
not endorsing cuccinelli. a number of high profile republicans not supporting the ticket at this point. there is a lot of rethinking. remember the party is controlled by the nomination process which happens to be convention at this point. a very conservative central committee. so for all of this i think it will take a few years to sort out. this is not going to sort out overnight, look, the election is not over. you had about five polls with different turnout models. this is all about turnout....
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alex, if we see terry mcauliffe beat ken cuccinelli, which people expect, what does that say? some people are saying it's a victory for the clinton wing of the party. you just heard what the congressman had to say, that this shows a progressive can win in a purple state like virginia. what's your takeaway? >> chris, i think the most important thing we'll learn out of this election is just how much virginia has shifted as a state over the last couple of years. it used to be for a democratic candidate to win the governor's office, particularly if they were also holding the white house, that was very, very difficult and you had to thread the needle the way mark warner and tim kaine did not that long ago. terry mcauliffe is a very flawed candidate, as his allies even in the democratic party, will acknowledge. for him to win and possibly win somewhat convincingly and possibly to have a democratic sweep of the statewide offices, that would really be a sign of the state moving maybe not just to swing state status but maybe even slightly to lean democrat status or at least it would be
alex, if we see terry mcauliffe beat ken cuccinelli, which people expect, what does that say? some people are saying it's a victory for the clinton wing of the party. you just heard what the congressman had to say, that this shows a progressive can win in a purple state like virginia. what's your takeaway? >> chris, i think the most important thing we'll learn out of this election is just how much virginia has shifted as a state over the last couple of years. it used to be for a...
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you think cuccinelli is going to win? >> right today mcauliffe has the advantage clearly in the polls. and julie was right. the money is astonishing. $34.4 million spent by mcauliffe to $19.7 spent on behalf of cuccinelli either by his campaign or the republican governor's association. you'd have to, if you were a betting person, bet on mcauliffe. ize underneath 50% of the vote. you've got one out of every six voters up for grabs. >> senator bayh you used to run and win, i'm going to say this incorrectly, in reliably republican indiana, you adegree with that? >> oh, okay. >> a free lesson to the republicans. how do they need to run if they hope to do better in 2014 and 2016? >> we had a similar problem in the democratic party in the '70s and '80s where we had a far left wing element that just was very dominant in primaries and caucuses but made it very hard for us to win general electionst in the republican party today. the basic question they need to ask themselves is what are they all about? are they here to win electio
you think cuccinelli is going to win? >> right today mcauliffe has the advantage clearly in the polls. and julie was right. the money is astonishing. $34.4 million spent by mcauliffe to $19.7 spent on behalf of cuccinelli either by his campaign or the republican governor's association. you'd have to, if you were a betting person, bet on mcauliffe. ize underneath 50% of the vote. you've got one out of every six voters up for grabs. >> senator bayh you used to run and win, i'm going...
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you have cuccinelli down by 24 points among women. you have christie, who is leading with women by 23 points. perry, is this the moment when the republican party maybe learned something in terms of their messaging? i know that's what chris christie is hoping for. >> i think it is. i think that we should be clear to say, even most republican candidates are not as bad as ken cuccinelli is. i don't want to read too much into this particular race -- >> does have a special way with the lady folks. >> exactly, a little bit unique. one thing to note, we talked about health care as well. chris christie is one of the few republican governors who embraced obama care, he's taken up the medicaid funding there. obama care doing pred pretty badly overall but tomorrow will be a victory because i assume terry mcauliffe, the promedicaid expansion and chris christie to the left of republicans also wins, something to think about as we move forward. the question for christie, he's hugged the questi eged the pres didn't hug him. >> he touched him. >> we w
you have cuccinelli down by 24 points among women. you have christie, who is leading with women by 23 points. perry, is this the moment when the republican party maybe learned something in terms of their messaging? i know that's what chris christie is hoping for. >> i think it is. i think that we should be clear to say, even most republican candidates are not as bad as ken cuccinelli is. i don't want to read too much into this particular race -- >> does have a special way with the...
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cuccinelli has been hard core on everything, including issues around voting access. mcdonnell actually seemed to suggest a different direction, and he talked about restoring some voting rights to former felons who are disproportionately african-american, and that's a voting pool some people think by estimates would probably be more democratic. and that really is on one issue the sort of -- the sort of irtext of this campaign, where mcdonnell has been a slightly more moderate republican, cuccinelli has gone to the right. what does that remind us of? all the moderates who are being sort of hunted down and bullied by the new freshman republicans who see themselves in the house as the next generation. and that goes to a larger question. look, you can't read too much into one state. having said that, it's true that virginia was 53% for obama, just like the rest of the country. to, you know -- to professor sabhato's points, it's light blue place coming out of republican roots. and that is what's going to scare republicans around the country, if you have a big mcauliffe vic
cuccinelli has been hard core on everything, including issues around voting access. mcdonnell actually seemed to suggest a different direction, and he talked about restoring some voting rights to former felons who are disproportionately african-american, and that's a voting pool some people think by estimates would probably be more democratic. and that really is on one issue the sort of -- the sort of irtext of this campaign, where mcdonnell has been a slightly more moderate republican,...
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. >> reporter: ken cuccinelli the personification of the tea party. the polls say he is going to lose. his demise in virginia could be a sign of things to come. >> all right, joining me now is congressman gerry connolly, a democrat from virginia. congressman, thank you for taking some time tonight. i want to get to that election in virginia and what it says about where the country is and where the country is going, it's only five days away. but first i want to start at the basic issue of the poll numbers for the president today, which made so much news today. you heard that repetition in the package we just played there. george bush territory, the idea that here in his fifth year as president, president obama now falling to a level about where george w. bush was at this point in his fifth year. what do you make of the numbers you're seeing for the president right now, just as a democrat, as a member of his party, what do you attribute it to and are you worried about it? >> you know, i think every president has a rough patch. i'm old enough to remember
. >> reporter: ken cuccinelli the personification of the tea party. the polls say he is going to lose. his demise in virginia could be a sign of things to come. >> all right, joining me now is congressman gerry connolly, a democrat from virginia. congressman, thank you for taking some time tonight. i want to get to that election in virginia and what it says about where the country is and where the country is going, it's only five days away. but first i want to start at the basic...
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dynamite against cuccinelli, mainly. they got to get home from work on the shirley highway by 7:00 and vote. that's tough. >> before you get to the occoquan. >> you look at these things with some precision. >> so many things have worked against ken cuccinelli. it's almost like a perfect storm. >> it was. let's start from the very beginning. ken cuccinelli was a flawed candidate going in. here you are in a swing state. >> they forced a primary, they forced a convention, attention recognizes, if you want to get candidates that don't have broad support please force a convention and lose. >> terry mcauliffe's campaign on friday did a post mortem but making a few points. they said terry mcauliffe had a luxury that ken cuccinelli didn't, which is if you move to the center and you're a democratic nominee your base doesn't punish you. your base doesn't get angry. you move to the center as a republican nominee and the base gets angry. and we can actually see it in new jersey with chris christie. there's not a large tea party base
dynamite against cuccinelli, mainly. they got to get home from work on the shirley highway by 7:00 and vote. that's tough. >> before you get to the occoquan. >> you look at these things with some precision. >> so many things have worked against ken cuccinelli. it's almost like a perfect storm. >> it was. let's start from the very beginning. ken cuccinelli was a flawed candidate going in. here you are in a swing state. >> they forced a primary, they forced a...
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that's what ken cuccinelli has been trying to do. that's why there's been a momentum shift towards ken cuccinelli. >> it's interesting. it changes like the wind in politics. it was a couple of weeks ago that you were being hit hard for the government shutdown, republicans in general. now it's totally shifted to the whole mess with obama care. in your mind today in early november, what does that say to you about the future of the gop in 2014? >> well, for one thing, it's very clear with four media cycles a day, you know, nothing lasts too long, but this obama care though unfortunately for the president, unfortunately for a lot of people out there across the country, it is going to get from bad to worse. now what's going to happen next? we know about the cancellations. we know about the website. there's something called an adverse progression and what that means is basically when young people and healthy people are not signing up for obama care, what happens is the only people that are going to be signing up are people who are healthy
that's what ken cuccinelli has been trying to do. that's why there's been a momentum shift towards ken cuccinelli. >> it's interesting. it changes like the wind in politics. it was a couple of weeks ago that you were being hit hard for the government shutdown, republicans in general. now it's totally shifted to the whole mess with obama care. in your mind today in early november, what does that say to you about the future of the gop in 2014? >> well, for one thing, it's very clear...
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how are we to read cuccinelli's -- if cuccinelli loses? >> it's not an indictment of the republican party. we'll have christie win by 20 points plus. >> is it an indictment on part of the republican party? >> this is a question about the campaign that was run in virginia and i think that if you don't run an aggressive campaign very early, you don't define yourself very early, you let your opponent define you and if you have mccauliffe's ability to raise money. >> they played the female card much like they did with obama's victory in virginia. >> terry has gone up against nra and been out for medicaid expansion. he's actually campaigning a little bit on the affordable care act itself through medicaid expansion but he's also been business friendly and pragmatic. this is an indictment of the tea party and people that shut down the government have been behind ken cuccinelli and it's a failure in a state that should be purple is turning blue. >> who would have thunk it? ter terry mcauliffe, governor of virginia. cuccinelli has been giving mcaul
how are we to read cuccinelli's -- if cuccinelli loses? >> it's not an indictment of the republican party. we'll have christie win by 20 points plus. >> is it an indictment on part of the republican party? >> this is a question about the campaign that was run in virginia and i think that if you don't run an aggressive campaign very early, you don't define yourself very early, you let your opponent define you and if you have mccauliffe's ability to raise money. >> they...
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therefore vote for ken cuccinelli. it was kind of weird. >> in the movie gattacca, in the not too distance future genetic place a primary role in determining your social class. >> the weird line in the not too distance future eugenics is common and. the line is almost ver bait in the entry on wikipedia. that's what rand paul said. and looks like it is not a coincidence. check this out. this later in the wikipedia sbrichl a description of the plot line. due to frequent screaming, vincent faces genetic discrimination and prejudice. the only way he can achieve his dream is to become a borrowed ladder. that's wikipedia. here's rand paul today. >> due to frequent screenings, faces genetic prejudice. the only way to achieve his dream of being an astronaut -- >> his speech on gatacc with a was ripped off from wikipedia. ethan hawke's character assumes the character of jerome morrow, a genetic profile second to none who had been injured in a car accident leaving him paralyzed. hit it, senator. >> world-class star whose genetic
therefore vote for ken cuccinelli. it was kind of weird. >> in the movie gattacca, in the not too distance future genetic place a primary role in determining your social class. >> the weird line in the not too distance future eugenics is common and. the line is almost ver bait in the entry on wikipedia. that's what rand paul said. and looks like it is not a coincidence. check this out. this later in the wikipedia sbrichl a description of the plot line. due to frequent screaming,...